Columbia Writers

Columbia Writers Meetup

January 2 · 7:00 PM
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We'll critique 2 pieces by Nnamdi and Mike posted in the Files section.

POSTERS: Post up to 20 double-spaced pages. Make sure to number your pages.

REVIEWERS: Review work ahead of time and bring notes to discuss. Line edits are welcomed, but oral discussion should be limited to overview topics (plot, character development, dialogue, etc).

Hope to see you there!

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Christie Speich

I mentioned GoodReads at the meeting. Here's some stats about it... if you're published, you definitely want to be listed on GoodReads!

http://bestsellerlabs.com/why-e...

0 · January 4
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- Jennifer Michael
  
  One of these days i'll learn to love platform-building. That day still hasn't come. *sigh*
  
  0 · January 4
- Christie Speich
  
  I'm not sure it's something you have to put a lot of ongoing effort into. You just want to make sure your books are in their system so readers can find them, add them to their list, write reviews, etc.
  
  0 · January 4
- Christie Speich
  
  Many, many of the books I read I find out about from goodreads, often because a friend of mine has read it and recommended. There's only one author I interact with on goodreads, because he's chosen to create a discussion group for his books.
  
  The interaction of goodreads largely comes from the readers, not the authors.
  
  0 · January 4
Michelle Drumheller

Good thoughtful critiques!

0 · January 3
A former member

Hello everyone I enjoyed the discussion tonight. It was great meeting all of you!

0 · January 2
- Jennifer Michael
  
  Great meeting you, too, Tamara!
  
  0 · January 2
- Nnamdi Onubogu
  
  It was very nice meeting you Tamara.
  
  0 · January 3
Nnamdi Onubogu

Again another great meetup. I thoroughly enjoyed the meeting and the reviews were very constructive and invaluable to my writing. I will definitely be there for the next one.

0 · January 3
Mia Zachary

I'm sorry I won't make it tonight, but wishing you all a Hapy New Year!

0 · January 2
Michael Mustachio

Hey Clint, way to rub it in, cold and windy here. Incidentally there's a new rule: if you maintain any sort of natural tan through the winter you can't come to the group anymore. (Just made that up, of course, and it's not true.) Happy New Year to all of you. See you tomorrow night.

1 · January 1
Clint

sorry can't make it. on west coast (keeping warm)

0 · January 1
Nnamdi Onubogu

Hey guys! Just uploaded one of my books to the files section. I've done a few edits on it, but I'm sure It probably still has a couple of mistakes (sorry in advance). See you all next week and have a Happy New Year!

0 · December 28
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- Nnamdi Onubogu
  
  PS: I uploaded 2 books (both about 12-13 pages) I couldn't decide which on I wanted up, so I went ahead and just uploaded both. You can just pick one so as it's not tedious and it's less of a hassle.
  
  0 · December 29
- Jennifer Michael
  
  Nnamdi, we don't mind reviewing 2 different pieces, but try to stay under the 20-page (total) limit. Most of us like to review everything submitted, but we have to be careful with our time commitments :-)
  
  0 · December 29
- Nnamdi Onubogu
  
  Hey Jennifer, Gotcha. Sorry about that. I went ahead and took the second one down. So it's just one up there. In case of next time, I'll make sure to be more decisive.
  
  0 · December 29
- Jennifer Michael
  
  No problem! See you @ the meet :-)
  
  0 · December 29
Timothy Banks

Has anyone ever collaborated with anyone else to write a book?

0 · December 26
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- Michael Mustachio
  
  I haven't. It's been difficult enough at times arguing with myself about how my storyline should progress, though I wouldn't be opposed to the idea.
  
  0 · December 26
- Jennifer Michael
  
  The closest we've done is collaborate on our Anthology. We've published the first and are working on a second Anthology. They are a compilation of short stories written per a common prompt.
  
  0 · December 26
- Michael Mustachio
  
  That sounds like fun.
  
  0 · December 26
- Jennifer Michael
  
  Yup, it is :-) check out the message boards under Discussions @ the top
  
  0 · December 26